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Alvarez (back) isn't in the Mets' lineup Saturday against Milwaukee, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Alvarez had to make an early exit from Friday's contest due to back spasms, and while his back is reportedly feeling better, per DiComo, he's not quite ready to return to the starting lineup. Luis Torrens will catch for Jose Quintana and bat seventh.

Diaz isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Diaz will get a rare off day Saturday as the Astros elect to rest many of their regular starters with the postseason just around the corner. In his place, Victor Caratini will pick up a start behind the dish and bat third.

Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Rays.

Wong went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Friday's series opener and will now sit down for the penultimate game of Boston's season. His absence will put Danny Jansen behind the plate to catch for right-hander Kutter Crawford.

Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.

Fortes went 0-for-4 during Friday's series opener and will now hand catching duties over to Jhonny Pereda, who will bat ninth.

McCann, drawing his first start since Sept. 15, went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.

McCann had been limited to a trio of pinch-hit appearances since his last turn in the starting nine nearly two weeks prior. The rookie backstop's bat faded over the latter portion of the season after a hot start to his big-league career, but his nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI, 15 walks, 13 runs, .241 batting average and .700 OPS give him a foundation to build on going into his first offseason as a major-league player.

Rogers isn't in Detroit's lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

After going 1-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's win, Rogers will turn catching duties over to Dillon Dingler for the penultimate game of the regular season.

Lee isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.

Lee will sit out Chicago's penultimate game after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's loss. Chuckie Robinson will catch instead for Sean Burke and bat eighth.

Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

After tallying six hits over his last five games, Bart will take a seat Saturday against Luis Gil and company. Yasmani Grandal will start behind the dish while batting seventh.

Campero went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.

The 27-year-old switch hitter swiped his third bag in 11 games since his late-season promotion, a stretch in which he's also batting .260 (10-for-38) with three RBI and five runs. Campero didn't come into the season with much of a prospect profile, but after slashing .279/.392/.472 in 107 games between Double-A Rocket City and Triple-A Salt Lake this year and then holding his own in a big-league cameo, he may have a spot in the Angels' outfield plans for 2025.

Kelly started at designated hitter and went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Angels.

Kelly, who entered the game hitless in his previous 14 at-bats, snapped that run with a second-inning single. He then launched his second home run as a member of the Rangers in the fourth inning, extending the team's early lead to 4-0. Since being acquired from the Tigers at the trade deadline, Kelly has stolen at-bats from starter Jonah Heim, who has a .543 OPS since the beginning of August.